I just purchased a 2 story home. The 2nd story floor was framed with 2x8's spanning 14 feet. a plumbing contractor cut out the middle of a 2x8 about 7' in from one end... about the middle of the lower room span.
Over the years, the floor has sagged approximately 1.5" at the worst in the middle. The lower room is 12x14... so the flooring above this area sags and pretty much tapers to the 1.5" sag equally... I'm just starting to repair this, but normal "jacking" with hyrdaulic jags, timbers, and beams isn't working so well.. need to rethink.. the doors upstairs and flooring is really sagging bad... I believe jacking the 2x8's straight, and sistering them or just installing new joists is the way to fix.. need some help rigging and jacking from below to fix... the ceiling is open as all drywall is removed.
Over the years, the floor has sagged approximately 1.5" at the worst in the middle. The lower room is 12x14... so the flooring above this area sags and pretty much tapers to the 1.5" sag equally... I'm just starting to repair this, but normal "jacking" with hyrdaulic jags, timbers, and beams isn't working so well.. need to rethink.. the doors upstairs and flooring is really sagging bad... I believe jacking the 2x8's straight, and sistering them or just installing new joists is the way to fix.. need some help rigging and jacking from below to fix... the ceiling is open as all drywall is removed.
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